Klein John L, Nair Sukumaran K, Harrison Tim G, Hunt Ian, Fry Norman K, Friedland Jon S
Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2002 Feb;8(2):202-3. doi: 10.3201/eid0802.010206.
We describe the first case of Bartonella quintana endocarditis affecting a prosthetic valve in a person with no known risk factors for this infection. Bartonella should be considered as a cause of endocarditis in any clinical setting.
我们描述了首例五日热巴尔通体心内膜炎病例,该病例发生在一名无已知该感染风险因素的人工瓣膜患者身上。在任何临床情况下,都应考虑巴尔通体为心内膜炎的病因。